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get tough with
Become harsh, severe, unyielding with someone. For example, We have to get tough with these people or we'll get nowhere. [c. 1930]
Example Sentences
“So much of what we see now about the war in Vietnam is a function of the individual personalities and characters of people and their inability to just get tough with themselves.”
His strategy has therefore been to get tough with Pyongyang.
The 2021 law was among attempts by the U.S to get tough with China over its alleged systemic and widespread abuse of ethnic and religious minorities in its western region, especially the Uyghurs.
Ms Rayner vowed to "get tough" with developers who tried to "wriggle out" of their social obligations.
The campaign is part of a larger strategy to get tough with Starbucks as contract negotiations have stalled.
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